The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-02

/ o.. the Uemocracy. invited laboring men here
ne ssle,es And down your s srsssent
c1eseland a home hon that Rinss county win poSiy
DO It's duty. iGrest applause during which the
Governor retired.l
ALFRED @. CHAPLIN
Comptroller Alfred @. Chaplin. the candidate
Ter Mayor Of Brooklyn SAID In tho course OF
. The government of the city Of Brooklyn
sustains direct and important relations 70 a
large body OF worknRmen rs we'll ne TO their
D minister BrooEiyns affairs in the near Stare
will have no more important aspect OF the CITY
Ss1s pss S f Ss dhy ahcS
GUS mind than that part suggested by this fact.
agitation OF the public mind which we call the
the eoi spirit In. which any one who attempts to
perform the duties Of Mayor Russ sSnt nInrs re
hs on In tns or
as an impatient manifestation OF discontsnt.
~ h s aSrs 80 lick srsss history
whoever has seriously studied the progTesss OF
their tf ' speciS and pSIticsi life shalactersed y
Sas y not 70 % or t. n ncs lhss
whose personal sssecia tlons and leanines can
properly be described as Of an sristocratio
~" Patrcians and .plebeians. aristoerats and
democrats, have alike stained their hands
Of bottles; but Impartial history also declares
that In all ages the crimes Of the popular party
have been Be- hS % d re s. Ts1 Is
When the people sa,s MsSSes A.
tempts e perform the duties Of any imp9rta.nat
public Office must understand the true signih-
ceive that the labor movement Of recent years
Ia the latest form OF progressive tendency 70
soI nS sed 4s a s6
Of oil the H community. He should understand that
They They are not anressona able IN attemptins 10
preserve and promote the interests Of working
as w II tSs os tns
be forgotten that the interests OF the working
men are the interests 81 large and important
never be probably consider as in any way
estranged from Or hostile to the general well
attractive place Of residence for still larger
bodies OF workingmean than are now herr 1T It
an G attractive place Tor the establishment Of
and I follows still further that i viii Be an at:
up Of all those trades and occupations which
exist In order that the daily wants Of such
bod er sphere ssn that 81
Ing to SO conduct the q h thts great
s sy ds IT, lie o sse R
supporting citizens to the furthest practicable
limit"
The revolutions adopted pledged tho Denoc-
racy OF Brooklyn to adopt the platforms OF the
State and Municipal Conventions. approved
the Administrations Of President Cleveland
and Gov. Hill. and endorsed the local candi-
dates one after another by name. with brief
eulogies.
:, MI. John @; Mcguire, the well;,known Irish
Nationalist. who had not been In harmony with
the regular organization for several years, but
who is again back In the fold was the next
He was followed BY T. Mccants Stewart. the
Hell.known colored lawyer. and Mr.. ! Stewart
O'Connor q close fight for Senator in the Re-
publican Third district.
It was after II o'clock when the proceedings
were brought to a close. but the greater part
OF the vast audience remained to the end. It
was the most successful and suggestive politt-
cal meeting held in Brooklyn in several years.
On his arrival In Brooklyn last night Gov:
Hill was escorted to the Clarendon Hotel, and
until his departure for the Academy he held an
informal reception. When he got through
with his great speech and made his way
to the anteroom, he was obliged to hold
another reception and receive the congratula-
tions Of some OF the Democratic leaders He
declared that he had never Witnessed Q grander
or more enthusiastic meeting,